Hitachi G1500 - Supported Connectors and Protocols

Item Name Color Description
4 Link
Activity
(FC/
iSCSI)
Dark (o)
Green (on)
OFF: No link activity, for three possible reasons: power is o,
initialization is not completed, and if system is operational, the port
is not being accessed.
ON (steady): Link is available and initialization is complete, but
connection to the host has not been established.
Blinking: When the port is being accessed and data is being
tr
ansferr
ed between the host and the cache.
3
Port
Status
(FIC
ON)
Dark (o)
Green (on)
OFF: If system power is o, the port is not ready.
ON: Link is available and initialization is complete, but connection
to the host has not been established.
ON: Link is active.
4 Link
Activity
(FICON)
Dark (o)
Amber (on)
OFF: No link activity because either power is o, initialization is not
complete, or, if the system is operational, the port is not being
accessed.
ON (fast blink): When the port is being accessed and data is being
transferred between the host and the cache.
Supported connectors and protocols
Ports
A variety of FED options are available for installation in the controller chassis. The
maximum number of ports congurable in a two controller system by FED type are as
follo
ws:
■
96 iSCSI ports (10 Gbps, 8-port)
■
192 Fibr
e Channel ports (16 Gbps, 16-port)
■
192 Fibr
e Channel ports (8 Gbps, 16-port)
■
96 Fibr
e Channel ports (16 Gbps, 8-port)
■
176 FICON ports (16 Gbps, 16-port) available in longwave and shortwave versions
■
176 FICON ports (8 Gbps, 16-port) available in longwave and shortwave versions
■
192 FCoE ports (10 Gbps, 16-port)
Note: A stor
age system can be congured with a mixtur
e of FED pairs thus
pr
o
viding a variety of port types.
See
Site preparation (on page 75) for information about port congurations.
Supported connectors and protocols
Chapter 2: Storage system hardware overview
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000, G1500, and VSP F1500 Hardware Guide 38